Evaluation of root development of mandibular first molar of children (6-12) years old visiting P.O.P. department College of Dentistry/ Hawler Medical University. by Yara Ismail Ameen, Manal Muhammed Taher, Mahmood Fawzi Abduljabar

“…This research evaluated the crown and root development stages of lower FPMs on both sides, as found by Demirjian et al. (1973). …”
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Feasibility of remote robot empowered teleultrasound scanning for radioactive patients by Ying Liang, Lu Wang, Manuel Escobar Amoresa, Zirui Jiang, Bo Yu, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…After two scans, patients completed a satisfaction survey, including comfort score, fear score, tension score and pain score. The durations of both scans were recorded, and sonographers wore lead apron to prevent the radiation during the conventional examination. …”
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Microtubule inhibition as a proposed mechanism for the anthelmintic effect of phytochemicals isolated from Cicerbita alpina by Mark James Horgan, Ines Sigg, Ioanna Poulopoulou, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Mejias, Eva Albertini, Pietro Fusani, Florian Fischer, Eftychia Martinidou, Daniela Schuster, Stefan Martens, Pidder Jansen Dürr, Matthias Gauly, Hermann Stuppner, Alexander Weiss, Veronika Temml, Bianka Siewert

“…Both identified anthelmintic phytochemicals were found to affect tubulin polymerisation at a concentration of c = 50 µM. …”
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON STAPLE CROPS PRODUCTION IN EKPOMA, EDO STATE, NIGERIA by ILENRE ABRAHAM EHIZOJIE

“…To achieve these objectives, the researcher used both primary and secondary research methods to collect the data used for the study. …”
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Relationship Between the Number of Occlusal Supporting and Medical Cost: Analysis Using Large Claims Database from Employee Health Care Insurance in Japan by Tatsunori Murata, Korenori Arai, Kosuke Kashiwagi, Shunsuke Baba

“…The proportion of patients who had at least one medical visit and annual medical expenditure in the best condition classes in each classification measure (i.e. A1 for Eichner classification and Area I for Miyachi classification in both endpoints) were 58.2% and 61.1%, and JPY34 597 (US\$314.52 at JPY110/US\$) and JPY43 129 (US\$392.08), respectively. …”
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Optimal distribution modeling and multifractal analysis of wind speed in the complex terrain of Sichuan Province, China by Cun Zhan, Renjuan Wei, Lu Zhao, Shijun Chen, Chunying Shen

“…Long-range correlations were identified as the primarily caused of multifractality, as indicated by narrower multifractal spectrum widths in both shuffled and surrogate series, and stronger narrowness in the shuffled series. …”
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Advanced retinal disease detection from OCT images using a hybrid squeeze and excitation enhanced model. by Gülcan Gencer, Kerem Gencer

“…The proposed SE-Improved Hybrid Model outperformed the current best-known approaches, with accuracy rates of 99.58% on the UCSD dataset and 99.18% on the Duke dataset.…”
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Acute hepatitis of non-specified etiology by Ye. V. Tsyganova, O. O. Znoyko, N. D. Yushchuk, K. R. Dudina, M. G. Isagulyants, N. V. Petrakova, T. V. Petrova, M. I. Mikhaylov

“…As a result of the study within the group of patients with acute hepatitis, that never visited precinctive regions, viral hepatitis Е was revealed by EIA in 4,8% of cases, including 2,4% when it was detected both by EIA and PCR. It is possible to assume, that the portion of acute HCV-infection with atypical serological profile (according to commercial tests-systems data) reaches 17% of AHNSE patients, and at application of multiparametric diagnostic criterion, including 6 parameters, – 43,5%.…”
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Experimental study on the impact of perpendicular and parallel bedding planes on the physical and geomechanical characteristics of carbonate rocks by Ahmed K. Abd El-Aal, Ahmed E. Radwan, Jabir Hussain, Mahrous A. M. Ali

“…Petrography revealed a total of 4 lithofacies of dolosparite, dolomicrite, foraminiferal wackestone (FW), and foraminiferal grainstone/packstone (GMF) in the Khoman Formation, and three microfacies of vuggy dolostone, sandy dolostone, and marly dolostone in both of El-Heiz and Ain Giffara formations. The most pronounced recorded diagenetic features in the Khoman, Ain Giffara, and El-Heiz formations are cementation, followed by recrystallization, dolomitization, neomorphism, and micritization. …”
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Experimental investigation of the parameters of additively manufactured coaxial swirl injectors by Samir Vekilov, Volodymyr Lipovskyi, Roman Marchan, Artem Lohvynenko

“…The obtained data is analyzed and compared to the calculated values. …”
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The Effect of Age on Clinical and Laboratory Parameters in Reproductive Age Women with Endometrial Polyps by Aytekin Tokmak, Ebru Ersoy, Ali Özgür Ersoy, Esra Yaşar Çelik, Ali İrfan Güzel, Mustafa Uğur

“…Mean tumor marker levels were similar in both groups. Complete blood count values, smoking status, presence of PCOS, and number and size of polyps did not differ significantly between the two groups. …”
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Introducing 3D printed models of fractures in osteology learning improves clinical reasoning skills among first-year medical students: a pilot study by Abhishek Agarwal, Anne D Souza, B. Jyostna, Ashwija Shetty, Nandini Bhat

“…Students of the intervention group were asked to rate their learning experience using a 10-point Likert Scale questionnaire. …”
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Synergistic effects of allantoin and Achyranthes japonica-biochar profoundly alleviate lead toxicity during barley growth by Ghulam Murtaza, Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Muhammad Usman, Gang Deng, Zeeshan Ahmed, Javed Iqbal, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Humaira Rizwana, Basharat Ali, Rashid Iqbal, Maximilian Lackner

“…Lead (Pb), a toxic metal, causes severe health hazards to both humans and plants due to environmental pollution. …”
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Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy by S. N. Mammayev, A. M. Karimova, T. E. Il’yasova, A. Sh. Khasayev

“…Experimental and clinical data demonstrated significant improvement of cardiac activity after OTL, while TIPS acts as a kind of stress for the body, that is capable to manifest concealed disorders of cardiac activity at CCM. …”
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Mechanism and implications of comprehensive land consolidation in promoting village revitalization： Taking Dongheng Village in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province as an example by JIANG Yanfeng, LUO Danyi, ZHANG Yingnan

“…[Conclusion] Regions with conditions should fully utilize the role of rural elites both within and outside the administrative system and carry out comprehensive land consolidation programs tailored to local conditions, and, on this basis, promote these programs as platforms for connecting regional policies, land engineering, infrastructure construction, industrial development, and villagers’ employment. …”
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The impact of temperature on the shear bond strength of conventional multi-step and self-adhesive orthodontic adhesive systems: an in-vitro study by Grėtė Kazlauskaitė, Rytis Vaitiekūnas, Kristina Lopatienė, Audrius Jutas, Benedikta Palesik, Dalia Smailienė

“…Abstract Background A recurring issue during orthodontic treatment is the detachment of brackets from the tooth surface, which proves problematic for both the patient and the orthodontist. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of various temperatures on the shear bond strength of metal molar tubes, using conventional multi-step and self-adhesive orthodontic adhesive systems. …”
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Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and seizure control in children with nodding syndrome; a cross-sectional study by Charles R J C Newton, Albert Ningwa, Kevin Marsh, Richard Idro, Rodney Ogwang, Ronald Anguzu, Pamela Akun, Edward Kayongo

“…Additionally, in asymptomatic patients, a positive correlation was observed between the parasite density and number of seizures, r=0.33, p=0.002.Conclusion In patients with nodding syndrome, both asymptomatic and symptomatic malaria are associated with an increased risk of seizures and poorer seizure control. …”
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What made people (more) positive toward the COVID-19 vaccine? Exploring positive and negative deviance perspectives by Mitchell A. M. Matthijssen, Mariëlle Cloin, Florian van Leeuwen, Ien van de Goor, Peter Achterberg

“…Results Positive deviants got vaccinated because they perceived COVID-19 as a threat, wanted to protect (vulnerable) others, or wanted to regain their freedom. …”
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Targeting CXCL8 signaling sensitizes HNSCC to anlotinib by reducing tumor-associated macrophage-derived CLU by Xin Hu, Yikang Ji, Mi Zhang, Zhihui Li, Xinhua Pan, Zhen Zhang, Xu Wang

“…Methods Multiple omics data from RNA-seq, proteomics and spatial transcriptome analyses of HNSCC samples were integrated to analyze the spatial heterogeneity of glucose deficiency. …”
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3-Acetyldeoxynivalenol induces pyroptosis in leydig cells via METTL3-mediated N6-methyladenosine modification of NLRP3 by Yangyun Wang, Chaoliang Shi, Wei Jiao, Xiaoxiang Wan

“…In this study, we comprehensively examined the toxicological effects of 3-ADON on TM3 Leydig cells through both in vivo and in vitro experimental models. Our results demonstrate that 3-ADON exposure leads to substantial testicular damage in vivo and significantly reduces cell viability while increasing mortality in TM3 cells in vitro (P = 0.012). …”
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